Potts Shunt Improves Right Ventricular Function and Coupling With Pulmonary Circulation in Children With Suprasystemic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Abstract

This proof of concept study shows that Potts shunt allows improvement in functional status and mid-term transplant-free survival in the majority of the recipients by improvement in RV systolic function and RV-PA coupling in children with suprasystemic pulmonary arterial hypertension.